Fusarium wilt of banana, also known as Panama disease, is a devastating fungal disease caused by the pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. This disease has significant implications for ...

The first outbreak of the fungal disease Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) decimated the Gros Michel variety and is poised to do the same to the Cavendish, the world’s most popular commercially ...

Bananas are being infected by a disease called Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by a fungal pathogen called Fusarium oxysporum TR4. This is not the first time a banana species has succumbed ...

Propose a comprehensive package to control banana wilt with low environmental impact We are proposing the following to local governments in the La Selva region of Peru as a comprehensive package to ...

Fungal diseases, including the dreaded Fusarium wilt, wiped out half of banana plantations tilled by smallholder farmers in the Philippines, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). ...

PHILIPPINE banana exports fell 2.97% in 2024, with the industry currently dealing with Fusarium wilt, also known as Panama disease, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. In its Banana ...

The FAO noted that it continued to be affected by the spread of Banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease. Citing information from the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association ...

the main predicament with this type of planting system is that the bananas are easily affected by pests and diseases such as Fusarium wilt, Sigatoka and Bacterial xanthomonas wilt (BXW). Banana ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it is looking for additional funding to support banana production, which continues to be impacted by plant diseases. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu ...

The FAO report said the spread of the Banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease continued to drag down Philippine output, with banana growers bearing the brunt of “substantial costs ...